ArticleMedical journal, Armed Forces India2021
The role of three-dimensional printed cardiac models in the management of complex congenital heart diseases.
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- Impact of 3D Printing on Cardiac Surgery in Congenital Heart Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Three-dimensional Cardiac Computed Tomography Scan in Congenital Heart Surgery-An Impact on Diagnostic Performance and Surgical Management.Annals of cardiac anaesthesia · 2025Article
- The Role of 3D Printing in Planning Complex Medical Procedures and Training of Medical Professionals-Cross-Sectional Multispecialty Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
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methodsPatients with complex congenital heart diseases with unresolved management decisions after evaluation by echocardiography, cardiac catheterization, and cardiac computed tomography were included with intent to aid in surgical decision making. Three-dimensional models were created from computed tomographic images by an outsourced firm using computer applications. All cases were reviewed by the same team before and after the cardiac models were prepared. The management decisions were grouped as either "corrective surgery" or "no surgery or palliation" The impact of the surgical decision pre and post three-dimensional cardiac model was analyzed by applying Cohen's kappa test of agreement.
resultsTen patients were included, of which five were of increased pulmonary blood flow, and five were of decreased pulmonary flow. The commonest indication for three-dimensional printed models was to establish the routability of the aorta and pulmonary artery to their respective ventricles (in five patients). The nonagreement between the decision taken before and after the cardiac model was 80%, with kappa -0.37 and
conclusionsThree-dimensional printed cardiac models contribute to better decision making in complex congenital heart diseases enabling safer execution of any complex congenital heart surgery.
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